scholarly journals Analysis of Failure Mechanism of Roadway Surrounding Rock under Thick Coal Seam Strong Mining Disturbance

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Fuzhou Qi ◽  
Dangwei Yang ◽  
Yuguo Zhang ◽  
Yuxi Hao
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Mining Disturbance ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Basic Roof

Severe dynamic disturbance in extrathick coal seam mining has become one of the main factors threatening the stability of roadway surrounding rock. In this article, the #6 thick coal seam of Buliangou mine in Inner Mongolia, China, is taken as the engineering background. A mechanical model of the roadway roof structure is established to obtain an analytic formula of the key block subsidence. A three-dimensional discrete element model is established and used to verify the field measurement results. The fracture characteristics of the main roof above the F6104 transport roadway and the deformation and damage evolution law of the surrounding rock during thick coal seam mining are analyzed. The results show that because of the long-term breaking and falling of the roof rocks during extrathick coal seam mining, the F6104 transport roadway will undergo two severe mining disturbances at the locations of 10∼30 m and 50∼70 m ahead of the F6103 working face. During the two disturbance periods, the roadway roof displacement settles to 300∼350 mm and 750∼800 mm, and the deformation of the solid coal wall reaches 650∼700 mm and 1350∼1450 mm, respectively. The energy change curve of the total length of the fractured key roof is obtained, and when mining at 50 m, the basic roof is close to its tensile strength, and the strain energy can reach the peak value of 5.2 × 10 4  kJ, which easily leads to rock burst. The plastic damage zones on both sides of the roadway develop to the roof central area and eventually coalesce, and the deformation of the surrounding rock is obvious. When mining at 50∼70 m, the basic roof breaks and unloads, and elastic strain energy of 3.57 × 10 4  kJ is instantaneously released. These two dynamic disturbances are the main reasons for the instability of the roadway surrounding rock. The results clarify that the failure mechanism investigation of roadways in thick coal seam mining conditions can be effectively applied to control the stability of the roadway surrounding rock under strong mining disturbance.

Numerical Analysis of Influencing Factors of Stability in Thick Coal Seam Mining Roadway

2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 1453-1457
Author(s):  
Zhi Hua Li ◽  
Xin Zhu Hua ◽  
Ke Yang ◽  
Ruo Jun Zhu ◽  
De Sheng Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Abutment Pressure ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Rock Body ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Mining Depth ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Face Length ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Mining Height

The FLAC-3D software was used to study the surrounding rock displacement and the side abutment pressure distribution laws about roadway in thick coal seam. Based on this model, through change the mining height, working face length and mining depth, the differences of roadway underground pressure characteristics were analyzed between thick coal seam working face and normal working face. The results indicate that: ①the displacement of roadway surrounding rock increases with the increase of mining depth and mining height, the closer to the coal wall the larger of the increase range of roadway displacement. ②the peak of side abutment pressure increases with the increase of mining depth and mining height, the peak district of the stress will move toward the inner department of rock body. ③ the effect of working face length on the roadway displacement and the side abutment pressure is very feeble.

scholarly journals Physical Experiment and Numerical Modeling on the Failure Mechanism of Gob-Side Entry Driven in Thick Coal Seam

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinshuai Shi ◽  
Hongwen Jing ◽  
Zhenlong Zhao ◽  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Yuanchao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Shear Cracks ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Physical Model Tests ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Roof Strata ◽  
Overlying Strata

In this paper, a combination of physical model tests and numerical simulations were carried out to explore the overlying strata movement laws, failure mechanism, and cracks evolution of the gob-side entry driven in a thick coal seam. The physical experimental results indicated that the hanging cantilever beam was easily developed above the coal pillar after mining out the 2101 panel, resulting in a larger and stronger stress concentration. The overburden loads acting on the coal pillar can be greatly released after the hanging roof strata were cut down with an 18 m cutting line. Additionally, we adopted Universal Discrete Element Code (UDEC) software to investigate the deformation and crack evolution mechanism of the gob-side entry under different conditions. The primary-supported roadway underwent severe deformation, filling with a great quantity of tensile and shear cracks to the inner coal pillar. Both the physical and numerical results proved that the optimized-support parameters combined with roof-cutting measures could effectively guarantee the stability of the gob-side entry. This research can provide valuable guidance for the stability control of the gob-side entry in mines under similar conditions.

scholarly journals Cooperative Control Mechanism of Long Flexible Bolts and Blasting Pressure Relief in Hard Roof Roadways of Extra-Thick Coal Seams: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4125
Author(s):  
Zhe Xiang ◽  
Nong Zhang ◽  
Zhengzheng Xie ◽  
Feng Guo ◽  
Chenghao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Cooperative Control ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Deep Hole ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Structure Damage ◽  
Hard Roof

The higher strength of a hard roof leads to higher coal pressure during coal mining, especially under extra-thick coal seam conditions. This study addresses the hard roof control problem for extra-thick coal seams using the air return roadway 4106 (AR 4106) of the Wenjiapo Coal Mine as a case study. A new surrounding rock control strategy is proposed, which mainly includes 44 m deep-hole pre-splitting blasting for stress releasing and flexible 4-m-long bolt for roof supporting. Based on the new support scheme, field tests were performed. The results show that roadway support failure in traditional scenarios is caused by insufficient bolt length and extensive rotary subsidence of the long cantilever beam of the hard roof. In the new proposed scheme, flexible 4-m-long bolts are shown to effectively restrain the initial expansion deformation of the top coal. The deflection of the rock beam anchored by the roof foundation are improved. Deep-hole pre-splitting blasting effectively reduces the cantilever distance of the “block B” of the voussoir beam structure. The stress environment of the roadway surrounding rock is optimized and anchorage structure damage is inhibited. The results provide insights regarding the safe control of roadway roofs under extra-thick coal seam conditions.

Reasonable Entry Layout of Lower Seam in Multi-Seam Mining Based on Numerical Simulation

2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 2980-2984
Author(s):  
Xiang Qian Wang ◽  
Da Fa Yin ◽  
Zhao Ning Gao ◽  
Qi Feng Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Abutment Pressure ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Seam Mining

Based on the geological conditions of 6# coal seam and 8# coal seam in Xieqiao Coal Mine, to determine reasonable entry layout of lower seam in multi-seam mining, alternate internal entry layout, alternate exterior entry layout and overlapping entry layout were put forward and simulated by FLAC3D. Then stress distribution and displacement characteristics of surrounding rock were analyzed in the three ways of entry layout, leading to the conclusion that alternate internal entry layout is a better choice for multi-seam mining, for which makes the entry located in stress reduce zone and reduces the influence of abutment pressure of upper coal seam mining to a certain extent,. And the mining practice of Xieqiao Coal Mine tested the results, which will offer a beneficial reference for entry layout with similar geological conditions in multi-seam mining.

scholarly journals Surrounding Rock Movement of Steeply Dipping Coal Seam Using Backfill Mining

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Wenyu Lv ◽  
Kai Guo ◽  
Jianhao Yu ◽  
Xufeng Du ◽  
Kun Feng
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Maximum Deflection ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Physical Similarity ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Rock Structure ◽  
Backfill Mining ◽  
The Stability

The movement of the overlying strata in steeply dipping coal seams is complex, and the deformation of roof rock beam is obvious. In general, the backfill mining method can improve the stability of the surrounding rock effectively. In this study, the 645 working face of the tested mine is used as a prototype to establish the mechanical model of the inclined roof beam using the sloping flexible shield support backfilling method in a steeply dipping coal seam, and the deflection equation is derived to obtain the roof damage structure and the maximum deflection position of the roof beam. Finally, numerical simulation and physical similarity simulation experiments are carried out to study the stability of the surrounding rock structure under backfilling mining in steeply dipping coal seams. The results show the following: (1) With the support of the gangue filling body, the inclined roof beam has smaller roof subsidence, and the maximum deflection position moves to the upper part of working face. (2) With the increase of the stope height, the stress and displacement field of the surrounding rock using the backfilling method show an asymmetrical distribution, the movement, deformation, and failure increase slowly, and the increase of the strain is relatively stable. Compared with the caving method, the range and degree of the surrounding rock disturbed by the mining stress are lower. The results of numerical simulation and physical similarity simulation experiment are generally consistent with the theoretically derived results. Overall, this study can provide theoretical basis for the safe and efficient production of steeply dipping coal seams.

scholarly journals Key Parameters of Roof Cutting of Gob-Side Entry Retaining in a Deep Inclined Thick Coal Seam with Hard Roof

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinzhu Hu ◽  
Manchao He ◽  
Jiong Wang ◽  
Zimin Ma ◽  
Yajun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Hard Roof ◽  
Coal Recovery ◽  
Rock Structure ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Dip Angle

Gob-side entry retaining by roof cutting (GERRC) employed in a deep inclined thick coal seam (DITCS) can not only increase economic benefits and coal recovery, but also optimize surrounding rock structure. In accordance with the principles of GERRC, the technology of GERRC in DITCS is introduced and a roof-cutting mechanical model of GERRC is proposed to determine the key parameters of the depth and angle of RC. The results show that the greater the RC angle, the easier the caving of the goaf roof, but the length of cantilever beam increases. The depth of RC should account for the dip angle of the coal seam when the angle is above 20°. Increasing the coal seam dip angle could reduce the volume of rock falling of the goaf roof, but increase the filling height of the upper gangue to slide down. According to numerical model analysis of the stress and displacement of surrounding rock at different depths and angles of RC, when the depth of RC increased from 9 m to 13 m, the distance between the stress concentration zone and the coal side is increased. When the angle of RC increased from 0° to 20°, the value of roof separation is decreased. GERRC was applied in a DITCS with 11 m depth and 20° RC angle, and the field-measured data verified the conclusions of the numerical model.

scholarly journals Roadway Surrounding Rock under Multi-Coal-Seam Mining: Deviatoric Stress Evolution and Control Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Dongdong Chen ◽  
En Wang ◽  
Shengrong Xie ◽  
Fulian He ◽  
Long Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Deviatoric Stress ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Coal Face ◽  
Surrounding Rock Control ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Peak Value

Multi-coal-seam mining creates surrounding rock control difficulties, because the mining of a coal face in one seam can affect coal faces in another. We examine the effects of multi-coal-seam mining on the evolution of the deviatoric stress distribution and plastic zone in the roadway surrounding rock. In particular, we use numerical simulation, theoretical calculation, drilling detection, and mine pressure observation to study the distribution and evolution characteristics of deviatoric stress on Tailgate 8709 in No. 11 coal seam in Jinhuagong mine when the N8707 and N8709 coal faces in No. 7-4 coal seam and the N8707 and N8709 coal faces in No. 11 coal seam are mined. The evolution laws of deviatoric stress and the plastic zone of roadway surrounding rock in the advance and behind sections of the coal face are studied, and a corresponding control technology is proposed. The results show that the peak value of deviatoric stress increases with the advance of the coal face, and the positions of the peak value of deviatoric stress and the plastic zone become deeper. The deflection angle of the peak stress after mining at each coal face and the characteristics of the peak zone of deviatoric stress and the plastic zone of the roadway surrounding rock under the disturbance of multi-coal-seam mining are determined. In conclusion, the damage range in the roadway roof in the solid-coal side and coal pillar is large and must be controlled. A combined support technology based on high-strength and high pretension anchor cables and truss anchor cables is proposed; long anchor cables are used to strengthen the support of the roadway roof in the solid-coal side and coal pillar. The accuracy of the calculated plastic zone range and the reliability of the combined support technology are verified through drilling detection and mine pressure observation on site. This research can provide a point of reference for roadway surrounding rock control under similar conditions.

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